erva-doce
/ɛr.vɐ.do.se/
The verdict
“erva-doce” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas utilizada em diversas áreas, como na culinária
Corpus desk
Index PT-erva-doce · erva-doce · Portuguese
erva-doce · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erva-doce |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɛr.vɐ.do.se/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “erva-doce” em português
Rare enough to double-check
erva-doce is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɛr.vɐ.do.se/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for erva-doce in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is erva-doce, spelled E-R-V-A---D-O-C-E.
Definition
- 1planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas utilizada em diversas áreas, como na culinária
- 2planta (Foeliculum vulgare) herbácea da família das umbelíferas utilizada em diversas áreas
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.